Declaration of Independence (film)

1938 film

Declaration of Independence

Directed by| Crane Wilbur
Written by| Thomas Jefferson
Screenplay by| Charles L. Tedford
Produced by| John Nesbitt
Starring| John Litel
Ted Osborne
Rosella Towne
Narrated by| Charles Frederick Lindsley
Cinematography| W. Howard Greene
Edited by| Everett Dodd
Music by| Howard Jackson
Distributed by| Warner Bros.

Release date

* November 26, 1938 (1938-11-26)

Running time

| 17 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Declaration of Independence is a 1938 American short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. It won an Academy Award at the 11th Academy Awards in 1939 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel),[1][2] and has been credited as being one of the few films relating to the American Revolution to win this award.[3]

Declaration of Independence was part of Warner Bros.'s Old Glory series, which consisted of several short films that covered American history.[4]

## Cast

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* John Litel as Thomas Jefferson
* Ted Osborne as Caesar Rodney
* Rosella Towne as Betsy Kramer
* Richard Bond as Thomas Lynch Jr.
* Owen King as Edward Rutledge
* Henry Hall as John Hancock
* Walter Walker as Benjamin Franklin
* Ferris Taylor as John Adams

## References

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1. ^ "The 11th Academy Awards (1939) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
2. ^ "New York Times: Declaration of Independence". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2008. Retrieved May 14, 2008.
3. ^ Pencak, William (2010). Pennsylvania's Revolution. Penn State University Press. pp. 342–343\. ISBN 978-0271035802. Retrieved May 20, 2015.342-343&rft.pub=Penn+State+University+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0271035802&rft.aulast=Pencak&rft.aufirst=William&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=ASsI_6myd1EC&q;=%22Declaration+of+Independence%22+Crane+Wilbur&pg;=PA343&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Declaration+of+Independence+(film)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Birdwell, Michael E. (2000). Celluloid Soldiers: Warner Bros.'s Campaign Against Nazism. NYU Press. pp. 258, 24, 25, 59. ISBN 9780814798713. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

## External links

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* Declaration of Independence at IMDb
* Declaration of Independence at the TCM Movie Database

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

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